Floor lamp



June 2, 1931.

L. C. DOANE ET AL FLOOR LAMP Filed June 19, 1928 INVENTOR S GUY F. NORTON LERBQY C. DOANE ATTORNEY LEROY C. DOANE AND GUY P. NORTON, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO THE,

Patented June 2, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MILLER COMPANY, OF MEBIDEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT FLOOR LAMP Application filed June 19,

The present invention relates to floor lamps and more especially to a floor lamp adapted for indirect illumination.

The present invention contemplates a floor lamp, or the like, provided with an upwardly directed lamp socket placed so as to dispose the lamp inside a metal deflector adapted to reflect most of the light upwardly toward the ceiling. In order that this deflector may not appear dark anduninteresting, the deflector is associated with a light transmitting and distributing device whereby a portion of the light is redirected onto the outside of the metal deflector to illuminate the same. An-

mounted so as to be removable without in any way interfering with the wiring for the lamp. In this manner the deflector and diffuser may be removed forcl'eaning and as des1red. Glass of various colors may be used ous settings.

and an appropriate ornament applied to the deflector to fit the floorlamp for use in vari- The accompanying drawings show, for

7 purposes of illustrating the "present invention, one of the manypossible embodiments in which it may take form, it being understood that the drawings are illustrative of the invention-rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is aside elevational view of a 'floor lamp; Figure 2 is a sectional view of the upper part ofthe floor lamp with parts in eleva- "tion;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed view showing the structure for supporting the diffuser and deflector; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of a detail. While the form of construction used in supporting the other parts of the floor lamp may be-variedin considerable detail, it is for I erably rests lightly on the'glass 27 The convenience here shown as being made up to have a base carrying a column 11. The

base and column are fastened together by a nipple 12 andnut 13; The column 11- is pro- 1928. Serial N0. 286,585.

vided with passageways l l leading up to tapped holes 15. In the present form of construction three of these tapped holes are employed to receive three pipes 16. These pipes taken together, make up a standard and may extend upwardly and diverge slightly as indicated. I

The upper ends ofthe pipes 16 are threaded as indicatedat 17 in Figure 3 and collars 18 are threaded in place. ,These collars18 support a large stamping 19 which acts as a socket cover and as a support for the glass diffuser which has been mentioned. This stamping 19, as here shown, extends inwardly from the upper ends of the 'pipe 16 and 5 downwardly to provide a conical socket cover 20 in which is mounted a socket 21. This socket is preferably carried on a. bushing 22 soldered in'place in the stamping 19. The

switch in the socket is actuated by a lever 23 connected to a tassel 24:. The stamping 19 is held in place against the collars 18 by means of hickeys 25 threaded onto the upper end of the pipe. The wiring is brought up through one of the hickeys and taken into the socket and mounted in this manner.

The stamping 19'extends outwardly and upwardly as indicated at 26 to support a glass diffuser 27 This diffuser is in the form of an annular ring or collar of opal glass. As indicated in the drawings, it is generally of U-shaped cross section of suflicient depth so 7 that light from the lamp L may be partly reflected from the lower surface of the glass collar upwardly so as to pass out through the upper surface and then diffused as indicated. The upper end of each hickey 25 islthreaded to receive a short rod or nipple 29. A metal reflector 30 rests on the upper surface of the difluser 27 as indicated and is held in place by nuts 31 threadedonto the rods 29. The upper end of the rods 29 are threaded and each carries a nut 32 adapted to support straps 33 fastened to the inside'of a metal deflector 34. The lower edge of the metal reflector prefare provided to clamp: thestraps v33 in place upwardly. A small portion of the total light emitted is diifused downwardly from the glass ring or collar 27 so as to illuminate the standard, while another portion is diffused from the upper part ofthe collar or ring 27 to illuminate the outside of the deflector. The upper face of the glass ring may be clear y glass, if desired. The deflectorand'socket ard comprised of a plurality of spaced apart vshownis but one of the many forms.

cover may be ornamented in any desired manner. The general shape of the floor lamp is strikingly like a flower pot on a stand, and use may be made of this similar-.

ity when the lamp is to be used in various settings.

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions within the scope of the claims, and we wish it to be understood that the particular form rious modifications and changes being possible, we do not otherwise limit ourselves in any way with respect'thereto.

We claim:

'1. A floor lamp comprising a base, a standard comprised of a plurality of spaced apart vertical members, a downwardly dished stamping carried by the upper ends of said members and extending downwardly between the same, a lamp socket housed in the stamping, an upwardly extending lamp in the socket, and an opaque deflector supported above the upper ends of the members and surrounding the lamp to deflect light upwardly. v

2. A floor lamp comprising a base, a standard comprised of a plurality of spaced apart vertical members, a downwardly dished stamping carried, by the upper ends of said members, alampsocket housed in the. stamping, an upwardly extending lamp in the socket, a shallow'annular ring of diffusing glass resting on the stamping,:and a deflector carried from the standard and extending upwardly and outwardly from the ring,

by light from the ring.

8. A floor lamp comprising a base, a standvertical members, a downwardly dished stamping carried by the upper endsof said members, a lamp socket housed in the stamp-- ing, an outwardly extending lamp in the socket, a shallow annular ring of difl'using glass resting on the stamplng, a reflector surround- 7 ing the neck of the lamp and acting on downwardly directed light to reflect it onto the glass ring, and a deflector carried from the standard and extending upwardly and out posed between the members, an upwardly opening lamp socket in the socket cover, a

lamp in the socket, means'for securing the socket cover in place on the members, an annular ring of diflusing glass of U-shaped cross section supported on the upper edge of the socket cover, rods extending upwardly from the securing means, and an outwardly and upwardly flaring deflector supported from the upper ends'of the rods to be above the diffusing ring in a position to be illuminated by light therefrom.

5. A floor lamp comprising, a base, a standard having a plurality of upwardly extending members, an upwardly openingsocket cover supported by the members and disposed between the members, an upwardly opening lamp socket in the socket cover, a lamp in the socket, threaded means for securing the socket cover in place on the members, an annular ring of diffusing glass of U-shaped cross section supported on the up-- per edge of the socket cover,-rods extending upwardly from the securingmeans, the'upper ends of the rods being threaded, and an outwardly and upwardly flaring deflector supported above the diffusing ring in a position to be illuminated by light therefrom, the deflector being adjustably supported in the rods.

6. A floor lamp comprising, a base, astandard having a pluralityof upwardly exten ing members, one of which is tubular, an

upwardly opening socket cover supported'by the members and disposed between the members, an upwardly opening lamp socket in the socket cover, a lamp in the socket, means for securing the socket cover in place on the members, one of said means being in the form of a hickey to accommodate wiring from the tubular member, an annular ring of dif;

fusing glass of U-shaped cross section sup ported on the upper edge of the socket cover,

, rods extending upwardly from thesecuring the outside of the deflector being lllummated 1 nular ring-of diffusing glass of U-shaped cross section, an opaque support at the upper end of the standard and closing the aperture in the lower side of the glass ring, a light source positioned slightly above the ring, a reflector extending inwardly from the lower side of the glass ring to intercept light directed toward said opaque support and scatter it outwardly into the glass ring, and an opaque deflector extending upwardly and outwardly from the inner portion of the upper side of the glass ring, the light difiused through the upper face of the ring illuminating the outside of the deflector, the light difiused from the lower side of the ring illuminating the standard and base.

Signed at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, this 14th day of June, 1928.

LEROY C. DOANE. GUY P. NORTON. 

